Question: Which of the following organization got the ‘Exhibitor of the Year Award’ at 106th Indian Science Congress held recently?
(a) DRDO
(b) ISRO
(c) Indian Institute of Science
(d) ICSR
Answer: (a)
Related facts:
- The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) pavilion received ‘Exhibitor of the Year Award’ at 106th Indian Science Congress held at Lovely Professional University (LPU), Phagwara, Jalandhar,Punjab.
- The pavilion narrated the saga of self-reliance & national pride with the ‘Make in India’ spirit was a big attraction among people, especially students visiting the pavilion and getting opportunity to interact with DRDO scientists.
- The DRDO Pavillion at the mega science expo was inaugurated on January 03, 2019 by Governor of Punjab Shri VP Singh Badnore and Union Science and Technology Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan.
- DRDO’s outdoor exhibits included surface-to-air missile system – Akash, model of BrahMos missile, remotely operated vehicle – Daksh, heavy weight torpedo – Varunastra, Laser Ordnance Disposal System (LORDS) and Vehicle Mounted Dazzler etc.
- Indoor exhibits of DRDO included models of various missile systems including Prithvi, Astra, Nag, HELINA, LRSAM, Rustom UAV, MBT Arjun Mk 1A, PINAKA, SONAR systems & many others.
Links:
http://pib.nic.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1559005